People are "going bananas", say the makers, for a new boardgame called "Ponzi!", released last week. In the game, players start with 3 houses and £3million each, then take as much money as possible plus bonus on the first "year" (circuit of board...
Wall Street produced the global financial and economic crisis but it may take a beloved 75-year-old game to solve it. The Obama administration is preparing a revised bailout plan for the banking system, calling on Wall Street bankers and 'Fat Cat...
J. Parslow and Sons, for 48 years printers of "Monopoly" money, have called in administrators after reporting 3-month losses. It is believed that the boardgame market has seen falls of between 18% and 24% in the pre-Christmas period, their worst figu...
In a bit to soften the effects of the Credit Crunch, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling is to make Monoploy Money legal tender. Speaking to us earlier, the Sam the Bald Eagle of British Politics told us: 'Monopoly Money will be legal Te...
It appears the recent surge in gas prices have not only diminished people's checking accounts, but their personalities as well. People are increasingly becoming more selfish with their money, and in particular, their cars. My best friend of 10 yea...
Manchester City, the world's richest football club, and their city rivals, Manchester United, are to be included in the latest edition of the popular financial property game for players of all ages, Monopoly. It's the first time that clubs have be...
The hugely popular game of Monopoly has become unplayable after it became the latest victim of the global economic situation, this reporter has learned. A spokesperson for Monopoly listed the various problems that have called a halt to the game:...
The financial markets were left reeling following the revelation that the makers of the popular board game Monopoly had been under pinning the Lehman Brothers for many years. Monopoly had been ploughing money into the Lehman Brothers banking firm...
The Board game 'Monopoly' is facing yet another dramatic change with the traditional squares of Regent St, Coventry St, Old Kent Road, Waterworks, Electricity Board and Marylebone Station making way for new areas of London.
Recently, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the FED, met with a congressional panel in Washington DC to discuss US monetary policy and the continuing role of the dollar in international economics.
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Fifty- seven year old Malcolm Griffin from Wakefield in Yorkshire has, today, been dubbed, by gamblers across the nation: 'the most unlucky punter to have placed a wager since Nick Leeson'.
London - People in Yorkshire, noted for being mean and stingy, today are waking up to the fact that Sterling has been replaced with Monopoly Money as legal tender.
Sydney - In a press conference today, Qantas CEO Geoff Dixon denied allegations that the airline is monopolising the Australian travel industry. He told reporters that Qantas have been developing initiatives to work more closely with travel agents an...
A study released today by Refreshment magazine claims that Milwaukee has a Monopoly in a very selective area: 'The People Who Say Bubbler' Market. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett plans to honor the news with the announcement of the construction of a huge bubbler adjacent to Calatrava's addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum.
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